SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS

Meaning of SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS in English

the first in a series of children’s books (1930) by Arthur Ransome . The series describes the adventures of four children sailing small boats in the Lake District , and is still popular among British children.

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SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS — ˌSwallows and ˈAmazons BrE AmE (1930) the first book in a series of popular novels for children by the British …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SWALLOWS — plural of swallow present third singular of swallow
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMAZONS — n. (Classical Mythology) legendary nation of strong female warriors
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AMAZONS — [Greek] Warrior women, who are described in the Iliad as "antianeirai", meaning: those who go to war like men. They …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
AMAZONS — Great large parrots, with the complexity, time commitment that goes with owning a large parrot. People who are either inexperienced …
The Bird English vocab
SWALLOWS — Ласточки(глотки)
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AMAZONS — Амазонки
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AMAZONS — Амазонки
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SWALLOWS — Ласточковые
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AMAZONS — Амазонки
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SWALLOWS — Ласточки(глотки)
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AMAZONS — Амазонки
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AMAZONS — Амазонки
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SWALLOWS INDICATE THE COMING SUMMER — swallows are a sign that summer is approaching
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AMAZONS (MORE...) — Scaley-naped Amazons (Mercenaria) St. Lucia Amazons (Versicolor) St. Vincent Amazons (Guildingii) Tucuman Amazons (Tucumana) Vinacea Amazons (Vinaceous) White-fronted or Spectacled …
The Bird English vocab
AMAZONS (MORE...) — List of members : Black-billed Amazons (Agilis) Black-cheeked Amazons (Dufresniana) Blue-Fronted Amazons (Aestiva) Cuban Amazons (Leucocephala) Festive Amazons (Festiva) Green-cheeked …
The Bird English vocab
AMAZONIE — adj Amazonian (1. pertaining to the Amazons; 2. pertaining to the Amazon river)
Interlingua English vocab
THESEUS — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Thēseus Date: 14th century a king of Athens in Greek mythology who kills Procrustes and …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SUP — I. verb (~ped; ~ping) Etymology: Middle English ~pen, from Old English sūpan, ~pan; akin to Old High German sūfan to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HIPPOLYTA — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Hippolytē Date: 1701 a queen of the Amazons given in marriage to Theseus by Hercules
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THESEUS — Hero of ancient Greek legend. He was the son of Aegeus, king of Athens. On his journey to Athens, he …
Английский словарь Британика
SWALLOW — Any of 74 species (family Hirundinidae) of songbirds found nearly worldwide. Swallows are 4–9 in. (10–23 cm) long, with long, …
Английский словарь Британика
PASSERINE — Any perching bird. All passerines belong to the largest order of birds, Passeriformes, and have feet specialized for holding onto …
Английский словарь Британика
JONAH — (fl. с 785 BC) One of the 12 Minor Prophets in the Old Testament , whose story is told in …
Английский словарь Британика
AMAZON — In Greek mythology , a member of a race of women warriors. One of the labours of Heracles was to …
Английский словарь Британика
WING — I. ˈwiŋ noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English winge, wenge, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PSITTACIFORMES — ˌsid.əsə̇ˈfȯr(ˌ)mēz, -əkə̇- noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Psittacus + -iformes : an order of zygodactyl birds comprising …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PETROCHELIDON — ˌpe.trōˈkeləˌdän noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from petr- + Greek chelidōn swallow — more at celandine : a genus …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EFFORTLESS — -tlə̇s adjective 1. : requiring no effort a style the layman and the immature reader can absorb with effortless pleasure …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMAZON ANT — noun Usage: usually capitalized 1st A Etymology: so called from the legend that the Amazons captured children from other tribes …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MARTIN — (n.) One of several species of swallows, usually having the tail less deeply forked than the tail of the common …
Английский словарь Webster
FEMINYE — (n.) The people called Amazons.
Английский словарь Webster
MARTIN — ( n. ) One of several species of swallows, usually having the tail less deeply forked than the tail of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW — /ruf"wingd'/ 1. either of two New World swallows of the genus Stelgidopteryx, having outer primary feathers with small barblike hooks …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HIPPOLYTA — /hi pol"i teuh'/ , n. Class. Myth. a queen of the Amazons, variously said to have been killed by Hercules …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THE RAIN FORESTS — equatorial forest in the Amazons, jungles of Brazil
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THESEUS — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Thēseus Date: 14th century : a king of Athens in Greek mythology who kills Procrustes …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HIPPOLYTA — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Hippolytē Date: 1701 : a queen of the Amazons given in marriage to Theseus by …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MARTIN — noun a perforated stone-faced runner for grinding. 2. martin ·noun one of several species of swallows, usually having the tail …
Webster English vocab
GULF — noun that which swallows; the gullet. 2. gulf ·noun a large deposit of ore in a lode. 3. gulf ·noun …
Webster English vocab
FEMINYE — noun the people called amazons.
Webster English vocab
SWALLOWING — also called Deglutition, the act of passing food from the mouth, by way of the pharynx (or throat) and esophagus, …
Britannica English vocabulary
SWALLOW — any of the 74 species of the bird family Hirundinidae (order Passeriformes). A few, including the bank swallow, are called …
Britannica English vocabulary
PSITTACIFORM — Sulfur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) Rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) Lovebirds (Agapornis personata) (order Psittaciformes), any member of the …
Britannica English vocabulary
PASSERIFORM — also called passerine, or perching bird any member of the order Passeriformes, the largest order of birds and the dominant …
Britannica English vocabulary
MARTIN — any of several swallows belonging to the family Hirundinidae (order Passeriformes). In America the name refers to the purple martin …
Britannica English vocabulary
DIPTERAN — any member of the insect order Diptera, the two-winged or so-called true flies. Although many winged insects are commonly called …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1996: SPORTS-AND-GAMES: BASEBALL — BASEBALL: Japan. The Yakult Swallows of the Central League, based in Tokyo, defeated the Pacific League's Orix Blue Wave of …
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WILLOW PATTERN — landscape design developed by Thomas Turner at Caughley, Shropshire, Eng., in 1779 in imitation of the Chinese. Its classic components …
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HIRUNDINIDAE — songbird family, order Passeriformes, consisting of swallows and martins, 74 species of small, streamlined birds, noted for their strong and …
Britannica English vocabulary
HALICARNASSUS, MAUSOLEUM OF — Battle between Greeks and Amazons, section of marble frieze from the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus one of the Seven Wonders of …
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AMAZON RIVER
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AMAZON — in Greek mythology, member of a race of women warriors. The story of the Amazons probably originated as a variant …
Britannica English vocabulary
SWALLOW — ( swallows, swallowing, swallowed) 1. If you swallow something, you cause it to go from your mouth down into your …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AMAZON — ( Amazons) 1. In Greek mythology, the Amazons were a tribe of women who were very good at fighting. N-COUNT …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YOURSELF
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
YOUR
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WORK — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a business/working lunch (= a lunch during which you also do business ) ▪ …
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WITH
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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UP
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TAKE
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SWALLOW
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